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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking in the House of Representatives on November 9.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking in the House of Representatives on November 9.

Health Ministry Engaging With Private Sector To Increase PCR And Antigen Testing Labs

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be engaging with the private sector to expand the number of testing laboratories for the coronavirus (COVID-19) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and antigen tests. This initiative involves partnership with the Jamaica National Agency...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers statement in the House of Representatives on November 9.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers statement in the House of Representatives on November 9.

Phased Reopening Of Schools Commences
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks in the House of Representatives on November 9.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks in the House of Representatives on November 9.

COVID-19 Test Kits Not Approved By WHO Being Assessed
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left), consults with Chief Executive Officer, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Robert Hill, during yesterday
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left), consults with Chief Executive Officer, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Robert Hill, during yesterday's (November 9) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

KSAMC To Launch Programme To Employ Some Members Of Homeless Community
Assistant Deputy Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Clover Hamilton-Flowers (right), and Founder, Keisha Hayle & Friends Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Scholarship, Keisha Hayle (centre), look on as scholarship recipient Kajani Hibbert happily recognises his picture on a cloth banner mounted at the awards ceremony, held at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) headquarters in Kingston, recently.
Assistant Deputy Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Clover Hamilton-Flowers (right), and Founder, Keisha Hayle & Friends Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Scholarship, Keisha Hayle (centre), look on as scholarship recipient Kajani Hibbert happily recognises his picture on a cloth banner mounted at the awards ceremony, held at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) headquarters in Kingston, recently.

PHOTO: Keisha Hayle & Friends PEP Scholarship Awards Ceremony

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Coronavirus

Clinical Management Summary For Tuesday, November 9, 2021

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 30 89,818 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 16 51,090 Males 14 38,725 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years old to 94 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 0 4,855 Hanover 2 2,903 KSA 6 22,202 Manchester 0 5,925 Portland 2 2,497 St....
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Director of Sales, Ocean Coral Springs and Ocean Eden Bay, Tanesha Clarke, speaks during a tour of the newly opened Ocean Eden Bay resort in Trelawny, on Monday, November 8.
Tourism

444 Additional Hotel Rooms Open In Trelawny

Destination Jamaica has been boosted with the opening of 444 new suites at Ocean Eden Bay in Trelawny. Ocean Eden Bay is an addition to Ocean Coral Spring, owned and operated by the Spanish Hotel chain, H10 Hotels. In an interview with JIS News following a tour of the newly opened facility on  November 8, Director of Sales, Ocean Coral...
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The National Works Agency (NWA) clears a section of the Unity Hall roadway in St. James after heavy rains on Monday (November 8).
Works / Construction

NWA Clears Blocked Roads In St. James And Hanover

Community Relations Officer at the National Works Agency (NWA), Janel Ricketts, says the agency has been successful in clearing roadways in St. James and Hanover that were blocked due to heavy rains, on Monday (November 8). “In St. James, we had sections of the Barnett to Adelphi (roadway), as well as sections of the Montego Bay to Great River (Hanover)...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Alwin Hayles (right), in discussion with (from left) Technical Consultant, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Developer, RealDecoy, Sheldon Small; Manager, Home Entertainment and Fixed Networks, Digicel Jamaica, Marlon Hinds; GIS/Business Analyst, Jamaica National Group, Josette Smith-Scott; and Senior Project Manager, Mona Geoinformatics Institute, Luke Buchanan. Occasion was the virtual staging of the 11th GIS Business Executive Forum, which was broadcast from Jamaica House on Tuesday (November 9).
Environment

GIS Technology Agreement To Boost Productivity In Government Entities

The productivity and efficiency of more than 260 government entities are expected to  improve greatly with the use of newly acquired geographic information System (GIS) technology. This follows a new enterprise licence agreement Jamaica has entered into with American technology firm, Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) – a global market leader in GIS technology that the Government of Jamaica has...
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, which was held at the offices of the St. James Municipal Corporation in St. James, on Monday (November 8) .
Local Government

Mayor Of Montego Bay Wants Business Owners To Spruce Up Establishments

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, is encouraging the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) to urge business owners in the city to give their establishments a facelift. Councillor Williams was addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ held at the offices of the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay, St. James, on November 8....
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Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Harold Davis. Photo: Shanna Salmon
Industry

Exciting Activities For Global Entrepreneurship Week

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has organised a host of events to commemorate Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), which is being observed November 8 to12. The events include a Business Dialogue Forum on Monday (November 8) at 1:00 p.m.; JBDC Virtual Biz Zone on Tuesday (November 9) at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.; Opportunity Evening on Wednesday (November 10) at...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left), addresses Tuesday
Local Government

Red Rose Fish Market In Downtown Kingston To Reopen Next Week

The Red Rose Fish Market in downtown Kingston is scheduled for reopening next week. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, made the disclosure during today’s (November 9) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation,  at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. “We are doing our final touches on the market and we will be opening the...
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